The photographic image of the Roma
people fits all the symptoms of a cliché. One that depicts them as a
wild, often shabby, poor, exotic and in many aspects very different
community that we somehow happen to share the living space with.
Generally, I do not subscribe to this kind of socially stigmatizing view
nor do I share the photographic approach when doing projects about
them. In this project I asked them to get dressed the smartest they
can and to pose for me in their homes. I wanted to show what I know from
my own experience and what I believe is the unbiased view of them. I
wanted to portray the beauty I, and everyone getting to know them
closer, can see. Hence I titled the collection a Beautiful People.